A Puprle Heart to Pte
Knie stayed with his next unit until the end of the war
with light to intermittent fraying of the pages’ edges
before being discharged on October 15
Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of The Crown Of Italy, V Class Knight In Gold, "Terranovesi", C.1900 Hold A Puprle Heart to Pte(Ordine della Corona d'Italia). Instituted in 1868. Multi piece construction, in 18K Gold with red, white, blue, green and black enamels, weighing 11. 2 grams, unmarked, measuring 38 mm in diameter x 41. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, one of the white beads and one of the green enamelled jewels on the crown have been lost to time, crazing and chipping evident in the blue enamelled disk backing the crown, small chip in the